Pocket pesrcil-holdeb



E. l. MORIN.

i POCKET PENCIL HOLDER.A

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13. 1918.

Patented Dec. 2

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" PATENT @FFiCE EDWARD J. MORIN. or wYNoT, NEBRASKA.

POCKET rEivciL-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. MORIN, a

citizen of the United `Stat-es, residing at;

VVynot, in the county `of Cedar and State of Nebraska, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in Pocket Pencil-Holders; ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchfaswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in pencil holders especially adapted for carrying pencils on ones person.

iin/important object of this invention is to provide scribed adapted for attachment to a coat pocket or other convenientplace on vones garment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pencil holder adapted for attachment to a garment, saidl pencil holder having means for carrying a number of pencils securely and permit of their ready removal.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described,

which is of highly simplified construction,l

neat in appearance and cheap to manufacture.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described, which by virtue of its eXtreme simplicity and cheapness of manufacture, will meet with commercial favor in a highly crowded art. Y

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

1n the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a garment pocket having my improved pencilv holder applied thereto, Y Y

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of my improved pencil holder,

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. :2,

Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal vertical.

section through the saine, and,

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of my improved pencil holder arranged in the pocket of a garment, the pocket being shown in section.

1n the drawings wherein for the purpose and 1 do hereby declare .the followa device of the character def specification of Leners raient. l Patented @M fg, 1919 y Application led June 18,1918. Serial No. 240,711. i i

Y material, preferably metal.

The device comprisesin part, a base 11 having secured thereto a coacting pencil reltaining element 12. The memberV 12 is crimped toprovide a plurality of longitudil nallyextending channels 13 adapted for the reception of pencils. The pencil retaining element 12 is provided at its four corners with retaining fingers 14 extending through apertures in the base 11 and bent thereupon. The base 11 is provided with a plurality of incisions thus forming partly severed portions 15. The partly severed portions 15 function as retaining elements or tongues for pencils and are disposed within and eX- tend longitudinally of the channels 13 at points spaced from the ends of the same. As clearly shown in Fig. 11 al pencil may be inserted within any of the channels 13 and be engaged by the inwardly extending finger 15.V 1n extending the tongues from the rear plate 11 and disposing theinwithin the channels the same are pr vented from catching Y the clot-hing, during the use of the device.

As clearly shown in Fig. 1, the device is adapted for attachment to the pocket 16 of a garment 17. A piece of spring wire bent for a greater portion of its length to form a substantially U-shaped member 18 is secured to thedevice and is adapted to eX- tend .over one side Vof the pocket as shown. The end portions 9 extend through apertures 20 in the base 11 of the device. As chown in Fig. 5 the end portions 19 contact with the rear of the base 11 only at their eX- treme ends and diverge outwardly therefrom. Disposed between the U-shaped portion 18 of the retaining element and the end portions 19 are crimped portions 21 coacting with the end portions 19 and functioning. as springs to retain the U-shaped element 18 securely in engagement with the pocket.

1n the use of my device, it will be apparent that the same is securely attached to a Vpocket by the U-shaped member secured thereto and is adapted for the reception of encils.

`While 1 have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is understood that I may make such minor changes in arrangement and construction vof parts, as will vremain Within the spirit 'of the invention and the scope of the appended Y claims. w

Having thus described lmy invention, what I claim is 1 A1. A pencil holder comprising, a body portion; a retaining element carried by the body portion; fingers carried by the coacting retaining element and extending through the body portion and bent thereupon to V:secure the retaining element to the body porparallel channels,

tion, said retaining element being provided with a plurality of longitudinally extending provided With a plurality of incisions thus forming a plurality of partly severedportions disposed Within said Channels and y spaced from the ends of the same; and means to attach thedevice to a garment.

2. A pencil vholder comprising, a body said body portion being portion; arretai'ning element carried by the bodyportion and provided With a plurality of longitudinally extending parallel channels giingerscarried by the body portion and Y Y extending into saidlchannels at points spaced from the ends of the same and ineans to attach the device to a garment, said means Y EDWARD-J. Moniaa Witnesses: i

' F.'A. Linen,V

MARGARET PRUss.

ln testimonyrvvhereo I'aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses. Y 

